Roella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to southern South Africa. They are small shrubs or perennial herbs and can be erect through prostrate in habit.[2]
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| Roella ciliata flower and leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
| Genus: | Roella L. (1753)[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[3]
- Roella amplexicaulis Dod
- Roella arenaria Schltr.
- Roella bryoides H.Buek
- Roella ciliata L.
- Roella compacta Schltr.
- Roella decurrens L'Hér.
- Roella divina Cupido
- Roella dregeana A.DC.
- Roella dunantii A.DC.
- Roella glomerata A.DC.
- Roella goodiana Adamson
- Roella incurva Banks ex A.DC.
- Roella latiloba A.DC.
- Roella maculata Adamson
- Roella muscosa L.f.
- Roella prostrata E.Mey. ex A.DC.
- Roella recurvata A.DC.
- Roella secunda H.Buek
- Roella spicata L.f.
- Roella squarrosa P.J.Bergius
- Roella triflora (R.D.Good) Adamson
- Roella uncinata Cupido
References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl.: 170 (1753)
- ^ Cupido, Christopher N.; Nelson, Leanne J. (2012). "Floral functional structure, sexual phases, flower visitors and aspects of breeding system in Roella ciliata (Campanulaceae) in a fragmented habitat". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298 (5): 931–936. Bibcode:2012PSyEv.298..931C. doi:10.1007/s00606-012-0602-z. S2CID 14413794.
- ^ "Roella L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.